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“Truth is truth to the end of reckoning. ”
― William Shakespeare

“His parents had raised him to believe that sex was something you did in private not because it was embarrassing, but because it was intimate.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes

“If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl' I'm going to kill you”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“My name is Herondale," the boy said cheerfully. "William Herondale, but everyone calls me Will. Is this really your room? Not very nice, is it?" He wandered toward the window, pausing to examine the stacks of books on her bedside table, and then the bed itself. He waved a hand at the ropes. "Do you often sleep tied to the bed?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Pity those who don't feel anything at all.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King

“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”
― J.K. Rowling

“In your mind, your reality.
In your heart, your humanity.
In your soul, your reality.
In your knowledge, your theory.
In your understanding, your practicality.
In your wisdom, your sagacity.
In your skill, your ability.
In your talent, your mastery.
In your genius, your originality.
In your thoughts, your mentality.
In your words, your personality.
In your deeds, your destiny.
In your friends, your intimacy.
In your family, your dependency.
In yourself, your identity.
In your feelings, your tendency.
In your experiences, your maturity.
In your perception, your individuality.
In your life, your mortality.
In your world, your sensuality.
In your universe, your spirituality.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Greed has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Love has no hands,
but touches many.
Hope has no feet,
but carries many.
Despair has no teeth,
but devours many.

Envy has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Compassion has no hands,
but touches many.
Joy has no feet,
but carries many.
Ego has no teeth,
but devours many.

Anger has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Peace has no hands,
but touches many.
Patience has no feet,
but carries many.
Evil has no teeth,
but devours many.

Time has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Reality has no hands,
but touches many.
Life has no feet,
but carries many.
Death has no teeth,
but devours many.

The past has no mouth,
but swallows many.
The present has no hands,
but touches many.
The future has no feet,
but carries many.
Fate has no teeth,
but devours many.

Darkness has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Light has no hands,
but touches many.
The universe has no feet,
but carries many.
Destruction has no teeth,
but devours many.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Worry soils even the purest mind.
Envy poisons even the purest heart.
Greed sullies even the purest soul.
Gratitude cleanses even the dirtiest mind.
Mercy sanitizes even the dirtiest heart.
Goodness purifies even the dirtiest soul.
Ignorance soils even the purest mind.
Hatred poisons even the purest heart.
Ego sullies even the purest soul.
Prudence cleanses even the dirtiest mind.
Kindness sanitizes even the dirtiest heart.
Humility purifies even the dirtiest soul.
Corruption soils even the purest mind.
Bigotry poisons even the purest heart.
Injustice sullies even the purest soul.
Innocence cleanses even the dirtiest mind.
Grace sanitizes even the dirtiest heart.
Humanity purifies even the dirtiest soul.
Slander soils even the purest mind.
Malice poisons even the purest heart.
Wrath sullies even the purest soul.
Goodwill cleanses even the dirtiest mind.
Selflessness sanitizes even the dirtiest heart.
Love purifies even the dirtiest soul.
Idleness soils even the purest mind.
Lust poisons even the purest heart.
Decadence sullies even the purest soul.
Wisdom cleanses even the dirtiest mind.
Understanding sanitizes even the dirtiest heart.
Enlightenment purifies even the dirtiest soul.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence tells you what you to do.
Insight tells you how to do it.
Understanding tells you when to do it.
Wisdom tells you why you do it.

Discernment tells you what you to do.
Skill tells you how to do it.
Intuition tells you when to do it.
Purpose tells you why you do it.

Conviction tells you what you to do.
Knowledge tells you how to do it.
Experience tells you when to do it.
Commonsense tells you why you do it.

Your mind tells you what you to do.
Your heart tells you how to do it.
Your spirit tells you when to do it.
Your soul tells you why you do it.

Talent tells you what you to do.
Mastery tells you how to do it.
Genius tells you when to do it.
Intellect tells you why you do it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth has nowhere to hide in the world.
Time has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Fate has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Nature has nowhere to hide in the world.
Reality has nowhere to hide in the stars.
God has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Land has nowhere to hide in the world.
Light has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Love has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Imagination has nowhere to hide in the world.
Science has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Spirituality has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Intelligence has nowhere to hide in the world.
Creation has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Life has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Silence has nowhere to hide in the world.
Sound has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Awareness has nowhere to hide in the universe.

The past has nowhere to hide in the world.
The present has nowhere to hide in the stars.
The future has nowhere to hide in the universe.

Chance has nowhere to hide in the world.
Destiny has nowhere to hide in the stars.
Eternity has nowhere to hide in the universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Pleasure is worth silver.
Contentment is worth gold.
Freedom is worth diamonds.
Peace is worth priceless treasure.

Hope is worth silver.
Faith is worth gold.
Joy is worth diamonds.
Love is worth priceless treasure.

Truth is worth silver.
Knowledge is worth gold.
Understanding is worth diamonds.
Wisdom is worth priceless treasure.

Charm is worth silver.
Reputation is worth gold.
Honor is worth diamonds.
Character is worth priceless treasure.

Friendship is worth silver.
Companionship is worth gold.
Individuality is worth diamonds.
Unity is worth priceless treasure.

Books are worth silver.
Teachers are worth gold.
Experience is worth diamonds.
Enlightenment is worth priceless treasure.

Days are worth silver.
Months are worth gold.
Years are worth diamonds.
Decades are worth priceless treasure.

Existence is worth silver.
Time is worth gold.
Life is worth diamonds.
Eternity is worth priceless treasure.

Creation is worth silver.
Nature is worth gold.
Mankind is worth diamonds.
God is worth priceless treasure.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

“No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. Little sparks cause fires, too.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“And yet, it occurs to me now that we can never run with our lies indefinitely. Sooner or later we are forced to confront their darkness. We can choose then when, not the if. And the longer we wait, the more painful and uncertain it will be.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“Multiple experiments with spirit contact transmitted the name Matthew Edward Hall on several occasions. I predict this to be a very important future individual in humanities development. Possibly the second embodiment of Christ on Earth.”
― G.I. Gurdjieff, Gurdjieff's Early Talks 1914-1931: In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Essentuki, Tiflis, Constantinople, Berlin, Paris, London, Fontainebleau, New York, and Chicago

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window, where it can catch the light.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels